Politics

Council attendance staff cuts 50 times bigger than new support

DfE has hired 13 absence advisers, but investigation suggests over 600 attendance staff have been slashed from councils

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

NEU will ballot sixth form college teachers as 85% back strike

Indicative ballot result is first official sign of support in the sector for walkouts over pay, with school teachers...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Use empty school buildings for childcare, says de Souza

Children's commissioner also calls for an extended school day to address gaps in provision for older children

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE hikes teacher training bursaries, but budget still £70m less than 2020

Increase in bursaries in shortage subject represents tacit admission slashing support last year was a mistake

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Ex-DfE adviser Lehain becomes think tank head of education

The former New Schools Network chief left his government role last month after less than a year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Schools minister pledges pupil premium probe

Gullis said he feared some schools spend the £2.6bn grant 'in ways that the funding is not intended'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE property arm eyes hundreds of school sites for housing

LocatEd told by department to assess 316 school sites for potential selloff, with more 'expected'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools have surplus land ‘the size of central London’

DfE property company director says selling off land for housing can generate funding for schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Key stage 1 attainment down across the board in first tests since 2019

Proportion of pupils meeting 'expected standard' falls in phonics, reading, writing and maths - with poorer pupils further behind

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker